Work In Progress Panzer III with help from the German Stowage set.The brown box fouls the turret slightly, an HO scale item.

Two jerry cans are behind the rail and the large crate sits on the rear deck, both secured with microstrip straps. There is a bucket hanging off the back as well. There is spare track on the roof and between the machine gun and the driver's hatch. Brackets secure them in place (I added the bracket to the short piece after the photograph was taken).

I have added additional soft stowage from greenstuff and a covered crate (two of the HO boxes covered with greenstuff). There is still more to add.

This has been on hold for quite a while, mainly because I have no idea what to do with it. If I had done my research I would have used the 75mm turret with the 76mm gun as an M4A3E4 (with or without the Company B decals).

I like how your DAK Panzer III is progressing. I'd consider replacing the tracks, running gear and exhaust with the StuG III's, which are much more accurate. You also need to 'lose' one of the row of 4 armoured louvres on the engine deck, as there should only be 3.

Regarding your M4A3, consider doing some work on the turret to get it looking more like the real thing. It's mostly a case of carving away the lower part of the bustle, and rounding everything off. Nice idea to do an M4A3E4 - but do you want a Pakistani tank?

Rats, I had not got as far as checking the Stug III. Not sure how easy it would be to remove the cover. The cover is slightly above the air filter, so it might be possible. Of course I undercoated it last night.

I thought the E4 would go nice with Artizan's Big Joe and Co figures (and the Company B decals). There is a temptation to build a "Furry" T34 from the T34 leftovers to go with it.

Looking at the model, the air filter, the etched item in your picture (that is what I assume it is) is higher than the cover, but only just, which makes access difficult. Not having a millling tool, it will require scalpel work at a very limited angle from the front (the top of your picture).

I ended up looking at the PSC site for a deck picture, my limited library did not have any deck pictures, and I only have the late war Barford book (my lazy look up book) which uses the III for the what it is page but no overhead view, though it does have the Stug.

I think I will put this to one side while I complete the Crusader and the post war T34 and return to it later.

Looking at the model, the air filter, the etched item in your picture (that is what I assume it is) is higher than the cover, but only just, which makes access difficult. Not having a millling tool, it will require scalpel work at a very limited angle from the front (the top of your picture).

No, I'm talking about the rectangular armoured louvres, not the air intakes. If you look at the Rubicon Panzer III, it has a row of 4 louvres across the deck, while the (correct) model above only has 3.

The Crusader looks very nice - I haven't seen the kit assembled. Mine will be the AA version.

Or if the hull is already assembled,you could drill out the fourth air filter from the top along the edges of the air filter,file the edges off so that it is flat with the engine deck,then fill the hole with putty and sand it flat with the engine deck

Nice bit of surgery there . Always a pain to find something needs to be removed when most of the kit is glued together . For sanding sticks I use cheap fiber board women's nail files from the dollar store . I get around 40 for a buck . Easy to trim to a very narrow width to get those seams on fenders and other small spaces . It's pretty much use them once and throw away as they plug up with plastic but at such a cheap price who cares